Tanka Research Award
1 appearances
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Edition 18 (1982) award
Aiko Kawano
こうの あいこ
Kawano Aiko
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1922-10-08 （Utsunomiya, Tochigi, Japan）
- Died
- 1989-08-09 age 66
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- tanka poet
- Active Years
- 1947-1989
- Affiliations
- Araragi, Mirai Tanka Association (contributor to 'Mirai')
- Influenced By
- Tsuchiya Fumio
- Influenced
- Sawako Nakagawa, Shiori Hoshoba
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hiroshima Jogakuin Junior & Senior High School | — | — | — | — | Japan |
Hiroshima Jogakuin Junior & Senior High School
Year of Graduation:
1947
Country:
Japan
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Tanka Kenkyu Award | Lilyan no Kasakazari | — | Tanka Kenkyu (editorial committee) | winner |
| 1983 | Gendai Tanka Female Prize | Kokura | — | Gendai Tanka Selection Committee | winner |
Tanka Kenkyu Award
1982
Work:
Lilyan no Kasakazari
Organization:
Tanka Kenkyu (editorial committee)
Result:
winner
Gendai Tanka Female Prize
1983
Work:
Kokura
Organization:
Gendai Tanka Selection Committee
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Path Between the Trees
1955 Tanka collectionDebut tanka collection exploring personal solitude and fragments of daily life with a metaphysical perspective.
solitudeeveryday lifeintrospection
In the Shade of Grass
1966 Tanka collectionA mature collection showing sensory depictions and themes of fear and memory.
fearmemorysensation
Gyobunko
1972 Tanka collectionA mid-career collection employing many metaphysical images, emphasizing sound and symbolism.
metaphysicssymbolismnature
Bird's Brow
1977 Tanka collectionA collection featuring personal imagery and explorations of corporeality.
bodyimageryexistence
Kokura
1983 Tanka collectionOne of her later representative works, characterized by darker tones and exploration of existential contours; recipient of the Gendai Tanka Female Prize.
deathdarknessexistence
Bibliography
- Path Between the Trees
- In the Shade of Grass
- Gendai (Collected Tanka)
- Gyobunko
- Bird's Brow
- Collected Poems of Aiko Kawano
- Kimonogyo
- Moon and Scarf
- Kokura
- Night Flows
- In the Light
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- metaphysical stylecondensed imagerysharp observation
- Recurring Motifs
- solitudehairwaterdeath
Legacy
Regarded as one of the representative postwar female tanka poets; her metaphysical and incisive sensibility influenced later women poets. A Kawano Aiko Prize was established in her name.
Quotes
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For the one person: a moment to open a parasol on the bed and be soothed.
Source: Path Between the Trees (1955)
Trivia
- Born into a military family.
- Joined Araragi in 1947 and studied under Tsuchiya Fumio.
- Participated in the founding of the magazine 'Mirai' and was active as a leading female tanka poet there.